Passing
by Nella Larsen
4.2
(11 ratings)116 pages2004Courier CorporationISBN 9780486437132
African American women -- FictionRacially mixed people -- FictionIdentity (Psychology) -- FictionPassing (Identity) -- FictionFemale friendship -- FictionHuman skin color -- FictionMarried women -- FictionNew York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
About this book
Married to a successful physician and prominently ensconced in society, Irene Redfield leads a charmed existence ? until a chance encounter with a childhood friend who has been "passing for white."
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Courier Corporation
- Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 116
- ISBN
- 9780486437132
- Language
- en
About Nella Larsen
Nellallitea "Nella" Larsen (born Nellie Walker; April 13, 1891 – March 30, 1964) was an American novelist. Working as a nurse and a librarian, she published two novels, Quicksand (1928) and Passing (1929), and a few short stories. Though her literary output was scant, she earned recognition by her contemporaries. A revival of interest in her writing has occurred since the late 20th century, when issues of racial and sexual identity have been studied. Her works have been the subjects of numerous academic studies, and she is now widely lauded.
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